CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 4

Support

$734.59

Distribution Days

Market Trend

UPTREND

Can Buy?

YES

Status

CONFIRMED UPTREND

Action BUY: FTD confirmed on 2026-08-04 - buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 CRDO

Alert $293

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

02 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

03 NVDA

Buy now

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$207.01

How entry works: “NOW” = within 5% of 52-week high (already breaking out, buy at market). “WAIT” = needs to reach its 52-week high first — set an alert at that price.

Market Health Check

The General — is it safe to be long?

Market Status CONFIRMED UPTREND

Distribution Days (5 wks) 5

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 4

O'Neil Says

“BUY: FTD confirmed on 2026-08-04 - buy leaders breaking out of proper bases”

Rally Day

4

Started

2026-07-30

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 84th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.475 (0.459)

1-year percentile

—

84th

GEX

mid-range

$6.80B (63rd %ile)

Mechanical regime

carried-forward (3-day persistence)

ACCUMULATION

Institutional accumulation read from dark-pool volume (SqueezeMetrics DIX). Context only — not a buy/sell signal; never overrides the Market Health Check, it adds confluence only.

as of 2026-08-17 · source: SqueezeMetrics (free public CSV)

Confluence Dark-pool signal is mixed — defer to the Market Health Check.

Sector Heatmap

Where the money is flowing

Breadth: 2 Leaders · 1 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Technology XLK

4 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

5 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

6 Energy XLE

7 Banks - Regional KRE

8 Copper COPX

9 Aerospace & Defense ITA

10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 38

24 Medical Devices 38

25 Utilities 36

26 Communication Services 29

27 Utilities - Renewable 25

“37–50% of a stock's move comes from its industry group.”

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 CRDO 10.0 Semiconductors 86 EA NH WATCH $270

2 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 86 EA BUY $1,097

3 NVDA 8.8 Semiconductors 86 EA NH WATCH $207

4 TSM 8.8 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $419

5 AMD 8.7 Semiconductors 86 EA BUY $511

6 LRCX 8.4 Semiconductor Equipm 73 EA WATCH $383

7 DELL 8.4 Computer Hardware 73 EA NH WATCH $449

8 ANET 8.4 Computer Hardware 73 EA NH BUY $188

9 GEV 8.1 Specialty Industrial 59 EA NH BUY* $1,045

10 AMAT 7.9 Semiconductor Equipm 73 EA WATCH $646

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Approaching

Score

10.0

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$282.82

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+3.7%

Entry

$293.24

Stop −8%

$269.78

Target +20%

$351.88

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $293–$309

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $287.37

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 34 CRDO LMT 294.70
STOP LOSS: $269.78

Reverses below $287.37 = invalid. 8.4% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Far

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 86

Current

$1,011.75

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+17.8%

Entry

$1,192.25

Stop −8%

$1,096.87

Target +20%

$1,430.70

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $1,192–$1,255

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $1,168.40

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 8 MU LMT 1198.21
STOP LOSS: $1,096.87

Reverses below $1,168.40 = invalid. 19.4% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Now

Score

8.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$225.01

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

-0.1%

Entry

$225.01

Stop −8%

$207.01

Target +20%

$270.01

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $225–$237

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $220.51

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 44 NVDA LMT 226.14
STOP LOSS: $207.01

Reverses below $220.51 = invalid. 4.9% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

46 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

CRDO $282.82 10.0 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,011.75 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $225.01 8.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

TSM $430.97 8.8 HOLD Semiconductors EA

AMD $506.00 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA

LRCX $343.84 8.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

DELL $479.81 8.4 HOLD Computer Hardware EA NH

ANET $201.80 8.4 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

GEV $1,079.00 8.1 BUY Specialty Industrial EA NH

AMAT $535.31 7.9 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AVGO $392.43 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $103.49 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

OVV $63.85 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $35.48 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SMCI $38.28 7.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

PR $22.18 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MRNA $64.46 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology

AAPL $305.59 6.8 WATCH Consumer Electronics

FANG $206.29 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

VRT $292.43 6.8 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

MSFT $480.35 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru

COHR $351.22 6.6 WATCH Scientific & Technic

VRTX $515.55 6.2 WATCH Biotechnology NH

DVN $47.57 6.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

REGN $805.93 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PCVX $60.22 6.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

MGY $26.79 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

PWR $722.31 6.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA NH

KLAC $205.76 5.9 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

LITE $968.90 5.9 WATCH Communication Equipm

MTDR $55.94 5.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

HPE $57.61 5.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

NBIS $268.85 5.6 WATCH Internet Content & I

BMRN $66.64 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

ORCL $146.65 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

CHRD $142.88 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P NH

QCOM $162.18 4.7 AVOID Semiconductors

CRM $190.97 4.7 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

ALNY $224.60 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

BIIB $209.15 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRC $53.53 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

GILD $138.92 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

ADBE $254.04 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

SRPT $18.18 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology

IONS $58.63 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $278.20 1.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

Daily candles · EMA 20/50/150 · volume · MACD · RSI

CRDO WAIT-EARN

10.0

MU BUY

9.1

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.8

TSM HOLD

8.8

AMD BUY

8.7

LRCX HOLD

8.4

DELL HOLD

8.4

ANET BUY

8.4

GEV BUY

8.1

AMAT HOLD

7.9

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

MU 9.1

AMD 8.7

ANET 8.4

Watch list

Not yet actionable

TSM HOLD · 8.8

LRCX HOLD · 8.4

DELL HOLD · 8.4

GEV BUY · 8.1

AMAT HOLD · 7.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN PCVX PWR KLAC MTDR

O'Neil's Daily Checklist

Check market status before any trades

Focus only on stocks in the Top 40 industry groups

Wait for breakouts on 40%+ above-average volume

Set an 8% stop loss on any new position

Take partial profits at 20–25% gains

Morning Action Plan

1 Check Market GREEN — buy breakouts

2 Review Charts Open TradingView for top picks

3 Set Alerts Price alerts at breakout levels

4 Position Size Max 2 positions, $50K each

5 Set Stops −8% from entry, always